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17 Arrested as Occupy Wall Street Visits Winter Garden

Police removed Occupy Wall Street protesters from the Winter Garden after a protester on Monday ended with 17 arrests.

New York Police said they arrested 17 protesters inside the World Financial Center’s Winter Garden Monday following an Occupy Wall Street-led march on Goldman Sachs headquarters.

Monday’s protest activity marked a new appearance by protesters at a space owned by Brookfield Office Properties, the landlord that also controls Zuccotti Park, the former site of the Occupy Wall Street encampment.

According to police, the protesters loudly convened within the indoor shopping plaza after marching in front of Goldman’s nearby office tower. Videos that appear to show Monday’s gathering inside the Winter Garden were posted on YouTube, suggesting that the protesters chanted and danced in circles as police watched.